In the second installment of the âenjoyable and charmingâ (USA TODAY) Shelley Shepard Grayâs delightful Berlin Bookmobile series, librarian Sarah Anne Miller returns to Berlin to help a childless Amish couple form the family theyâve always prayed for.
Miriam and Calvin Gingerich have been trying for a baby for several years, but the Lord hasnât seen fit to bless them. Though Calvin claims heâs content with their childless state, Miriam knows heâs not, and when he starts spending more time off their farm, she worries heâs found someone else. But just as she finds herself at her lowest point, she discovers the ultimate surprise. Unable to confide in anyone who might tell Calvinâout of fear sheâll disappoint him with another miscarriageâMiriam turns to bookmobile librarian Sarah Anne Millerâand any books she may have on pregnancy and childbirth.
Calvin has been keeping a secret from his wife, but itâs not another woman. Itâs a little boy. One afternoon when visiting Sarah Anneâs bookmobile, he meets Miles, a ten-year-old living with a foster family down the road. But after spending more time with the boy, Calvin learns that his foster family has no plans to adopt him. Calvin feels a connection with Miles and yearns to give the boy a home, but heâs afraid to tell Miriam, knowing sheâs devastated they canât have children of their own.
As weeks pass and Sarah Anne learns that Miles has nearly given up hope of ever finding a real home, she knows itâs time to intervene. Itâs going to take some fancy footwork and a whole lot of prayer, but she knows she can help make this struggling couple into a happy family of four.